CBNRM and a Namibian rural community’s historic choice of wildlife over cattle Published in The Chronicle, Zimbabwe on October 16, 2020, this article by Johannesburg-based… Read More »CBNRM Success Stories: A Namibian rural community’s historic choice of wildlife over cattle
In the news: Area-based Conservation in the 21st Century “Adequate protection of the world’s biodiversity will require conservation areas in the right places, the involvement… Read More »Area-based Conservation in the 21st Century
In this opinion piece, Richard Maasdorp calls on Africans to challenge the idea that international organisations or donors have solutions to the continent’s conservation problems… Read More »African conservation: a wake-up call
Leaders’ Pledge for Nature recognises local community rights Commitment to the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples and local communities in decision making and… Read More »UN Summit on Biodiversity 2020: Leaders Pledge for Nature
From Poacher’s Son to Conservation Leader Defending Namibia’s Community Conservation Story By John K. Kasaona These are our animals, says John Kasaona, Executive Director of Integrated… Read More »From Poachers to Caretakers
The Community Leaders Network A Community Leaders Network (CLN) has been established, bringing together over 50 representatives of local communities engaged in Community Based Natural… Read More »Community Leaders Network is established
Video: Let Africans Decide Open Letter In this groundbreaking video, community leaders speaking on behalf of millions of people from eight southern African countries call… Read More »Video: Let Africans Decide
In June, 2019, at Africa’s Wildlife Economy Summit, hosted by the African Union and United Nations Environment Programme in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, community representatives called… Read More »Declaration: Voices of the Communities: A New Deal for rural communities and wildlife and natural resources
Over fifty community leaders, representing millions of people across southern Africa, urge UK-based celebrities to stop using their influence to undermine the human rights of… Read More »Open Letter: Celebrity campaigns undermine successful conservation and human rights
Produced by The Conservation Imperative, this 60-minute documentary follows Jack Ramsden, a young cattle rancher from Maun, on a quest across Northern Botswana to document… Read More »Video: Voices from the Frontline: Communities and Livelihoods in Botswana